I recently took my daughter to London to get in a few shows. It was great. Really enjoyable experience. Lime bikes are handy! #speirgorm
John Hurley
@john-hurley.bsky.social
A daddy, hubby, school chaplain, lover of schools. Occasional photographer, and sometimes member of MAMILS (look it up, but don't click on images) Has been known to blog at john-hurley.com
The CSO has released data on metered electricity consumption for 2025. The extraordinary headline figures: - Electricity consumption from data centres grew by nearly 10% last year, and now accounts for 23% of Ireland's electricity demand.
Catnip lotion as effective as Deet at repelling mosquitoes, study finds
Catnip lotion as effective as Deet at repelling mosquitoes, study finds
Researchers testing a cheap, homegrown oil in Uganda found what cats knew all along – it worked as well as the artificial chemical used globally
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in 1970, 10-year-old Joel Lipton had a class assignment to write to someone he admired and ask them "What makes a good citizen?" He wrote to Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz. He got back this letter:
If you were painting this, the grid iron bridges & sense of movement would be central. This is a beautiful video. It should find a home in a NYC museum to capture the moment. [the secret to great art is to share authentic intense emotion: joy in this case]. Nice one Jason 🌈
Jason Rabinowitz@airlineflyer.net · last mo.A $3 @mta.info subway fare and some good Q train timing can buy you one hell of a view of the July 4th fireworks and the Brooklyn Bridge light show! Huge shoutout to the train operator for slow rolling over the Manhattan Bridge and the conductor for announcing it.
With teacher interviews approaching, this might be a useful resource for those attending. 'Staffnests' is a new accommodation platform created by teachers to support teachers in finding places and rooms to rent. Browse available accommodation: staffnests.ie/all-properti... #speirgorm #edchatie
Classified Listings - Staffnests Ireland
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I am pro Iranian people. I stand with them against their own government’s repression AND against the imperial violence in the form of bombs dropped from the sky from Israel & the US who have already killed hundreds. I support neither imperialism or dictatorship. Sahar Delijani said it best:
Irish Education for the past week has been full of debate around the Special Needs Assistants debacle (from the government) Here's my thoughts: john-hurley.com/2026/02/23/t... #speirgorm #edchatie
The SNA Debacle
As they say, a week is a long time in politics, and last week was particularly long for some. We moved from a cliff edge of cuts to Special Needs Assistant places, to the Government ‘Pausing&…
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So this image and website came up in my feed. Kinda gobsmacked how a website could let such a terrible AI image be published. Needless to say, if the image is that bad, I didn't bother visiting the site. Do take a moment to have some fun and see how many mistakes you can find! #speirgorm #AIslop
Recently I see more and more obviously AI created images that tend to be bland. I came across this very readable post from Jason O'Gorman on how to use 7 design principles Well worth a few minutes of your time: www.humanosity.ie/visual-desig... #speirgorm #edchatie
Visual Design Tips — Humanosity Design Studio
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Watching "Any Given Day" from Cork University Hospital. It really is an excellent production. #speirgorm
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue
First post in a while. This one about the new Leaving Cert. john-hurley.com/2026/01/26/t... #speirgorm #edchat #edchatie
The New Leaving Certificate – This Is Big
Across the country, secondary school teachers are engaging in CPD to prepare for the new Leaving Certificate. The new specifications for subjects are being introduced over a series of five tranches…
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Source: Irish Examiner search.app/1a2Jb Teacher Burnout Crisis, From the Irish Examiner #speirgorm ##edchatie
Teacher burnout crisis deepens as parents demand constant contact and extra work — study
A DCU study of 1,000 teachers reveals rising burnout driven by parental pressure, staff shortages and unmet special needs supports
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The difference in presentation of the same fact by two British news agencies. Guardian Vs Sky #speirgorm
Every single week, @colinivan.bsky.social uses his platform for good. I've seen this described in my timeline as "exquisite", and it is. It deserves massive acclaim. I hope it crosses the radars of John Collison, our Taoiseach and our Tánaiste.
Colin Sheridan: Ireland is moving so fast, it's forgotten its people
We are a rich country masquerading as a poor one, run by people terrified of annoying people even richer
irishexaminer.com
Very shortly, my current role ends: if anyone needs a temporary tutor in early modern history or any freelance research work done please do drop me a message. I have over a decade's experience in teaching and in archival research.
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.
16 August 1944 | A transport of some 2,500 Greek Jews deported from Rhodes Island arrived at #Auschwitz. After the selection 346 men & 254 women were registered in the camp. The remaining people were murdered immediately in gas chambers.